July of 2012

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Working conditions in hotels need improvement

Labour Ministry

Jul 22, 2012 1 mins read 269 views
Royal Botanical Garden: Serbithang's growing business

Plants

Jul 22, 2012 1 mins read 312 views
Nganglam to get its own fuel station

Fuel

Jul 22, 2012 2 mins read 270 views
Good move to delink prison management and fire services

Letter to the editor

Jul 22, 2012 2 mins read 250 views
The habeas corpus clause

Editorial

Jul 22, 2012 2 mins read 275 views
Motithang Higher Secondary School: Caretaker assaulted

Crime

Jul 22, 2012 1 mins read 260 views
Green disposable bags go bust or missing

Waste

Jul 22, 2012 1 mins read 270 views
Slow server delays security clearance service

Security Clearance Service

Jul 22, 2012 1 mins read 327 views
10th (& Final) Session: No new bills (save urgent ones)

Parliament

Jul 22, 2012 3 mins read 250 views
Land substitute: For want of a space at the dumpsite

Land

Jul 22, 2012 3 mins read 270 views
Sherig Century: The Trashigang school

Trashigang school

Jul 20, 2012 5 mins read 0 views
Samtse Embezzlement Case: The 10-month sentence stands

Judiciary

Jul 20, 2012 2 mins read 310 views
A regulation to redress unfair recruitment process

Labour Ministry

Jul 20, 2012 1 mins read 314 views
Dodeyna Auction: Almost a million paid for a kilo of the best quality

Cordyceps

Jul 20, 2012 2 mins read 250 views
Phuentsholing Thromde: Pekershing has lost patience

Urban

Jul 20, 2012 3 mins read 294 views
The fault lines in the body politic Part I

Perspective

Jul 20, 2012 4 mins read 305 views
S/J Vegetable Growers: Heavy rains drown hopes of bumper crop

Monsoon

Jul 20, 2012 3 mins read 247 views
Missing trucker found killed in Malbazaar

Missing

Jul 20, 2012 1 mins read 302 views
Kurichhu: River takes away a student

Missing

Jul 20, 2012 1 mins read 295 views
Century Celebration: Setting up a Sherig museum

Sherig museum

Jul 20, 2012 1 mins read 313 views
Award system to motivate civil servants

RCSC

Jul 20, 2012 1 mins read 270 views
Gelephu & Tsirang: 150 families receive census kidu

King Visits

Jul 20, 2012 1 mins read 332 views
Sherig Century: The Trashigang school

Trashigang school

Jul 20, 2012 15 mins read 328 views
Are RAPA artistes being victimised by RCSC?

RAPA

Jul 20, 2012 2 mins read 315 views
Batpalathang & Yonphula: Runway resurfacing remains on hold

Aviation

Jul 20, 2012 1 mins read 296 views
Retrospective collection of Green Tax

Letter to the editor

Jul 20, 2012 1 mins read 304 views
The timing and the turnout

Editorial

Jul 20, 2012 2 mins read 270 views
Right to Information: If you want to know, then have your say

Media

Jul 20, 2012 3 mins read 272 views
Elections 2013: NA Poll Dates: Not the best political climate?

Election

Jul 20, 2012 3 mins read 332 views
Highway opened

Highway

Jul 20, 2012 0 mins read 269 views
Ngo Moenlam

Late King Anniversary

Jul 20, 2012 0 mins read 294 views
300 first responders trained for emergencies

Disaster management Department

Jul 19, 2012 1 mins read 227 views
Rupee Shortage: ADB throws local banks a lifeline

Rupee crunch

Jul 19, 2012 1 mins read 283 views
Jangsa Animal Saving Trust: Unclaimed stray cattle put out to Tsirang pasture

Jangsa Animal Saving Trust

Jul 19, 2012 1 mins read 289 views
Camera Traps: Wildlife, wildlife, everywhere

Wildlife

Jul 19, 2012 2 mins read 309 views
Human Papilloma Virus: The man behind the cervical cancer cure

Vaccine

Jul 19, 2012 4 mins read 299 views
Signs of a modern society going to seed

Letter to the editor

Jul 19, 2012 2 mins read 313 views
Shedding the symbols with the seat?

Editorial

Jul 19, 2012 2 mins read 291 views
Eleventh Plan: Gender responsive budgeting

Workshop

Jul 19, 2012 2 mins read 368 views
Salvage : Wangduephodrang Dzong: Veritable treasure trove recovered

Wangduephodrang Dzong Fire

Jul 19, 2012 2 mins read 318 views
Khaling, Trashigang: Danglingtso is drying up

Ecology

Jul 18, 2012 1 mins read 277 views
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Thimphu City FC wins BIFA Open Football Tournament title in extra time

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Sarpang land market cools from two-year high

Gelephu—After more than two years of surging prices, Sarpang’s land market has begun to cool, with prices falling sharpl...

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Biren Kafley’s death: Custodial death or negligence?

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NC review exposes major barriers to Bhutan’s trade and export sectors

The country’s export, manufacturing, and trade sectors continue to face persistent structural and logistical hurdles tha...

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Construction freeze worsens housing shortage in Gomtu

Samtse—Gomtu is facing a severe housing shortage as a long-running construction freeze continues to restrict the number...

Dec 06, 2025 2 mins read 1,500 views
BIRMS–mPay integration launched to streamline tax and revenue payments

The Department of Revenue and Customs (DRC) and the Bhutan National Bank (BNB) yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understa...

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GoI disburses over Nu 12 billion for 13th Plan projects

The Government of India (GoI) has released more than Nu 12 billion to Bhutan for projects under the 13th Plan, according...

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NA’s Social and Culture Committee raises concerns over cultural appropriateness in national events

The National Assembly’s (NA) Social and Culture Committee questioned the government yesterday on its responsibility for...

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Viral clip sparks outcry, but gewog and contractor defend road quality

Punakha—A viral video showing cracks and loose bitumen on the newly constructed six-kilometer Jawakha–Sewla Chiwog farm...

Dec 06, 2025 2 mins read 2,599 views
Sir, your advice to the younger generation?

Choose your environment Your environment is the invisible hand that constantly shapes the way you think, feel, and act. Your family, friends, school, city, country, social media accounts, television and news channels, habits, and heroes are all shaping you into replicas of the admired, the powerful, and the majority around you.

Nov 19, 2025 1 mins read 427 views
The never-ending tourism debate

The discussion on tourism policy is like Atsara Phentho’s chham. In other words, a lot of motion without progress. On Monday, members of Parliament demanded accountability for the reforms they recommended after reviewing the Tourism Policy Review Report.

Dec 10, 2025 2 mins read 166 views
Ready to take off from GMC

The launch of the Gelephu–Kolkata international air route marks far more than the addition of a new flight on the country’s aviation map. It is a statement of intent – a signal of where we are heade...

Dec 09, 2025 2 mins read 347 views
Why we must invest in Research & Development

Bhutan is not short of ideas, intellect or institutions. What it lacks is a strong, working bridge between research, pol...

Dec 08, 2025 2 mins read 649 views
To eat meat or not!

In passing the Livestock Bill of Bhutan,  2025, National Assembly members engaged in a good debate, a meaty one, even if it missed the core issue. The Bill was not about advocat...

Dec 06, 2025 2 mins read 1,044 views
Disaster preparedness is our best defence

The National Council this week questioned the government on the country’s disaster preparedness. This is a pertinent issue, especially when extreme weather events are frequent and more intense. Preparedness is therefore the most effective stra...

Dec 05, 2025 2 mins read 522 views
Equity in education merits discourse

During a recent Question Hour session in the National Assembly, Members of Parliament (MP) called for an open debate on education quality and budget allocation. And rightly so. Education is the foundation upon which every other...

Dec 04, 2025 2 mins read 711 views
Deeper than HIV/AIDS

Far from the bustling capital, the community of Genekha observed an important global day. December 1 was World AIDS Day. They chose to mark the occasion at what they called the “fi...

Dec 03, 2025 2 mins read 916 views
Solving youth unemployment before it’s too late

Youth unemployment has become one of Bhutan’s most persistent national challenges. And it endures despite successive gov...

Dec 02, 2025 2 mins read 781 views
Addressing teacher shortage and quality

In some schools, especially in urban centres, there are more teachers than timetables demand. In others, often remote schools, the absence of teachers in key subjects has become chronic.

Dec 01, 2025 2 mins read 1,819 views
When rising corruption reports tell a deeper story

The growing number of corruption reports in the past year forces the nation to confront a hard truth: something in our s...

Nov 29, 2025 2 mins read 1,316 views
Amochu quarriers call for flood walls after millions in losses

Phuentsholing—Businesses involved in extracting and exporting boulders, gravel, and sand along the Amochu river are call...

Oct 16, 2025 2 mins read 2,044 views
Happiness with Mr Bhutan

Our global culture has conditioned us to spend the best of ourselves in the pursuit of a “decent living” whatever that m...

Sep 22, 2025 4 mins read 2,992 views
Ask Mr Bhutan

Aug 26, 2025 2 mins read 7,283 views
Ask Mr Bhutan

In a world that constantly advertises, applauds, and sells consumption, acquisition and growth at all costs, cultivating...

Aug 18, 2025 2 mins read 4,249 views
Regulatory reforms must be matched with a mindset shift

The government’s commitment to address regulatory barriers that have choked business growth deserves recognition and sup...

Nov 28, 2025 2 mins read 762 views
The classic egg and chicken situation

The price of an egg in the capital has soared to a staggering Nu 20, pushing a standard tray of 30 to Nu 520. While it f...

Nov 27, 2025 2 mins read 1,324 views
Internalising our deeper values

The return of the Buddha’s sacred Piprahwa relics to India yesterday was more than a ceremonial farewell. It was a lesso...

Nov 26, 2025 2 mins read 585 views
Leveraging our carbon-negative status

Bhutan’s environmental stewardship, which has resulted in the country's rich biodiversity, is finally translating into c...

Nov 25, 2025 2 mins read 805 views
Solving the crisis before it deepens

The exodus of qualified and seasoned health professionals and its impact on the quality of services is an issue of natio...

Nov 24, 2025 2 mins read 1,171 views

Recents

The never-ending tourism debate

The discussion on tourism policy is like Atsara Phentho’s chham. In other words, a lot of motion without progress. On Monday, members of Parliament demanded accountability for the reforms they recommended after reviewing the Tourism Policy Review Report.

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